| WELCOME TO THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND FARMLAND PROTECTION BOARD |
We hope that this site will provide you with the necessary tools to stay informed of our current projects as well as past. The Columbia County Agriculture & Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) was established in 1992 by authority of NYS Agriculture & Markets Law Article 25AA. The AFPB consists of eleven members including up to six members representing active farmers and agribusiness and the following positions: chairman of the county soil & water conservation district board of directors (or designee), a member of the county board of supervisors, a county cooperative extension agent, the county planning director, and the county director of the real property tax service agency. |